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Jerzy Zabielski
Fencers team AZS Kraków in 1922. First from the right is Jerzy Zabielski.Personal information Born 28 March 1897
Warsaw, Congress PolandDied 19 November 1958 (aged 61)
Warsaw, PolandSport Sport Fencing Medal recordMens' fencing Competitor for Poland Olympic Games Bronze 1928 Amsterdam Sabre, team Jerzy Zabielski (28 March 1897 – 19 November 1958) was a Polish fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
He took part in the Polish-Soviet War. After the war Zabielski studied law at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. In 1935 he was promoted to the rank of captain. He fought in the September Campaign of World War II, eventually fighting in the Polish Armed Forces in the West. After the war he stayed in the United Kingdom and returned to Poland in 1958.
References
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Jerzy Zabielski". databaseolympics.com. http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ZABIEJER01. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
- ^ "Jerzy Zabielski Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/jerzy-zabielski-1.html. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
Categories:- 1897 births
- 1958 deaths
- Alumni of Jagiellonian University
- Polish fencers
- Olympic fencers of Poland
- Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Poland
- People from Warsaw
- Polish military personnel of World War II
- Olympic medalists in fencing
- Polish Olympic medalist stubs
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